Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
August 11, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 1985 at Royals Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lee 2b 0 0 0 0
  Fielder ph 1 0 1 1
  Mulliniks pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Moseby cf 5 0 2 0
Burroughs dh 3 0 2 0
  Thornton pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,dh 2 1 1 1
Bell lf 4 0 2 0
Barfield rf 5 1 1 0
Iorg 3b,2b 5 1 2 1
Upshaw 1b 5 1 1 0
Allenson c 3 0 0 0
  Whitt c 1 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 1 2 2
Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 14 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 1 0
Smith lf 5 1 1 0
Brett 3b 5 1 2 1
White 2b 5 0 1 0
Orta dh 3 1 2 0
  McRae ph,dh 1 0 1 0
  Jones pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Iorg rf 3 0 1 0
  Motley rf 2 0 0 0
Balboni 1b 4 0 2 1
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
Concepcion ss 1 0 0 0
  Leeper ph 1 0 0 0
  Pryor ss 0 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Farr p 0 0 0 0
  Beckwith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 12 2
Toronto 000 020 100 25142
Kansas City 100 100 010 03120
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Musselman   3.0 5 2 1 1 2
  Lamp   4.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Lavelle   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Henke  W (3-0) 2.2 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
10.0
12
3
2
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   6.2 9 3 3 1 4
  Farr   2.1 3 0 0 1 2
  Beckwith  L (1-5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.0
14
5
5
2
6

  E–Iorg (7), Fernandez (24).  DP–Toronto 2, Kansas City 4.  2B–Toronto Upshaw (24,off Jackson); Fernandez (22,off Jackson), Kansas City Balboni (20,off Henke).  3B–Toronto Fernandez (6,off Jackson).  HR–Toronto Oliver (5,10th inning off Beckwith 0 on, 0 out); Iorg (3,10th inning off Beckwith 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Brett (16,8th inning off Lavelle 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Bell (7,by Beckwith).  CS–Bell (5,2nd base by Farr/Wathan).  SB–Smith (27,2nd base off Musselman/Allenson); Brett (7,2nd base off Lamp/Allenson); Wilson (33,2nd base off Lamp/Allenson).  HBP–Beckwith (3,Bell).  T–3:27.  A–27,457.
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